Since Soviet state demise most of the Russians found themselves living in typical old Soviet buildings. Most of the buildings had balconies and this is where the urge for individuality got it expressing point. People started modding their balconies heavily for a number of reasons. First, most of the balconies were just open air balconies...
40 most crazy Russian balconies
2015/11/29
Since Soviet state demise most of the Russians found themselves living in typical old Soviet buildings. Most of the buildings had balconies and this is where the urge for individuality got it expressing point. People started modding their balconies heavily for a number of reasons. First, most of the balconies were just open air balconies...
Tiger and Goat are Best Friends Now in Primorye Zoo
2015/11/27
An interesting story is unfolding in Primorye safari park in Russia and thousands of Internet users are watching it. It started with a regular meal that was delivered to a Siberian tiger kept in a park. His name is Amur. So one day Amur got a meal - he often gets live meals - either small rabbits or some other smaller animals, but this...
Tiger and Goat are Best Friends Now in Primorye Zoo
2015/11/27
An interesting story is unfolding in Primorye safari park in Russia and thousands of Internet users are watching it. It started with a regular meal that was delivered to a Siberian tiger kept in a park. His name is Amur. So one day Amur got a meal - he often gets live meals - either small rabbits or some other smaller animals, but this...
Turkish Consulate in Moscow Was Stoned and Had Bottles Thown Through It’ Windows
2015/11/25
Over five hundred people gathered at Turkish embassy in Moscow to protest and throw stones, bottles, paint cans and even eggs into the building to express their opinion on the recent act of Turkish air force which downed a Russian jet bomber in Syria yesterday. The embassy building was secured by police which arrived promptly but they didn't...
Turkish consulate in Moscow was stoned and threw bottles into its windows
2015/11/25
Over five hundred people gathered at Turkish embassy in Moscow to protest and throw stones, bottles, paint cans and even eggs into the building to express their opinion on the recent act of Turkish air force which downed a Russian jet bomber in Syria yesterday. The embassy building was secured by police which arrived promptly by they didn't...
900 km Over the Russian North
2015/11/25
Blogger Sergey Dolya had a flight Arkhangelsk-Varandey at the height of 900 km over the Russian north, along the shore of the Arctic Ocean. He shares his photos of wonderful intricate patterns he saw from the window of An-24 airplane.
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900 km Over the Russian North
2015/11/25
Blogger Sergey Dolya had a flight Arkhangelsk-Varandey at the height of 900 km over the Russian north, along the shore of the Arctic Ocean. He shares his photos of wonderful intricate patterns he saw from the window of An-24 airplane.
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Soviet Scientists Perfectly Knew How Humans Could Live Out of the Earth
2015/11/24
In a sci-fi movie "Martian" an astranaut left on the Mars all alone tries to survive in any possible ways. It is especially curious how he produces water and grows potatoes - but actually something like this had already been done by Soviet scientists fifty years ago. Working on prototypes of future bases on the Moon and other planets, they...
Soviet Scientists Perfectly Knew How Humans Could Live Out of the Earth
2015/11/24
In a sci-fi movie "Martian" an astranaut left on the Mars all alone tries to survive in any possible ways. It is especially curious how he produces water and grows potatoes - but actually something like this had already been done by Soviet scientists fifty years ago. Working on prototypes of future bases on the Moon and other planets, they...
Bright Moments in Life of USSR People
2015/11/23
Some call those photos propaganda, some are being nostalgic and think this was the best what happened to Russia and her people ever. Those photos are very bright and show really bright sides of the life in the state disappeared long ago. No actors on the photos, no models, just people caught in their bright minute. Take a look really interesting...
Bright Moments in Life of USSR People
2015/11/23
Some call those photos propaganda, some are being nostalgic and think this was the best what happened to Russia and her people ever. Those photos are very bright and show really bright sides of the life in the state disappeared long ago. No actors on the photos, no models, just people caught in their bright minute. Take a look really interesting...
Abandoned Old Cossacks Barracks
2015/11/23
Just a few photos of old cossacks barracks. Those buildings were pretty nice at time they were built. Then after the Lenin Revolution the building was used by Soviet army till 2003. Now it's going to be demolished and the residential houses planned to be built.
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Abandoned Old Cossacks Barracks
2015/11/23
Just a few photos of old cossacks barracks. Those buildings were pretty nice at time they were built. Then after the Lenin Revolution the building was used by Soviet army till 2003. Now it's going to be demolished and the residential houses planned to be built.
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Rabbati: Ancient Turkish Osman Church in Georgia
2015/11/23
This city has nothing special about it, says Alexander, a Russian blogger and traveller who is known to make awesome photos of places he visits. It's just an old "Soviet" town in Georgia, only its nature makes it stand out a bit. But what makes it really interesting is an ancient stone fortress called "Rabbati". This fortification was built...
Rabbati: Ancient Turkish Osman Church in Georgia
2015/11/23
This city has nothing special about it, says Alexander, a Russian blogger and traveller who is known to make awesome photos of places he visits. It's just an old "Soviet" town in Georgia, only its nature makes it stand out a bit. But what makes it really interesting is an ancient stone fortress called "Rabbati". This fortification was built...
Space Link Center in Dubna Russia
2015/11/22
Lot of us have the satellite dishes that receive TV or internet signal from space. However rarely we think how the signal actually gets into the satellites? There is no cable to feed the signals to space. For these space link stations are used like this one in Dubna, Russia. Thanks to Dmitry who went there and made those awesome photos...
Space Link Center in Dubna Russia
2015/11/22
Lot of us have the satellite dishes that receive TV or internet signal from space. However rarely we think how the signal actually gets into the satellites? There is no cable to feed the signals to space. For these space link stations are used like this one in Dubna, Russia. Thanks to Dmitry who went there and made those awesome photos...
Russian North: Old Wooden Architecture And Mouthwatering Cuisine
2015/11/20
This is Russian north, Arkhangelsk Region, for which asphalted roads are not typical. According to blogger muph, it is always nice to be there.
Oshevensky tract stretches from Kargapol to Oshevensk. The first one is a big city (compared to others in the north), while Oshevensk is actually a bunch of villages united under the same title...
Russian North: Old Wooden Architecture And Mouthwatering Cuisine
2015/11/20
This is Russian north, Arkhangelsk Region, for which asphalted roads are not typical. According to blogger muph, it is always nice to be there.
Oshevensky tract stretches from Kargapol to Oshevensk. The first one is a big city (compared to others in the north), while Oshevensk is actually a bunch of villages united under the same title...
Soviet Snipers in Afghanistan in 1979 to 1989
2015/11/19
Here is a collection of Soviet snipers in Afghanistan during Soviet military presence there in 1979-1989. This first guy is a Soviet record holder - sergeant Vladimir Ilyin has shot a Mujjahedin chief commander from a record distance of 1350 meter long from his sniper rifle. That's over one kilometer away or over 4,449 feet! Inside some...
Soviet Snipers in Afghanistan in 1979 to 1989
2015/11/19
Here is a collection of Soviet snipers in Afghanistan during Soviet military presence there in 1979-1989. This first guy is a Soviet record holder - sergeant Vladimir Ilyin has shot a Mujjahedin chief commander from a record distance of 1350 meter long from his sniper rifle. That's over one kilometer away or over 4,449 feet! Inside some...
Russian Police on Instagram photos
2015/11/19
Instagram in Russia is very popular, in fact Russian audience said to be second majority among Instagram viewers worldwide. This means that Russian police officers being a numerous part of a population has also often Instagram accounts where they post from time to time photos from their job. This is a small selection of those, we published...
Russian Police on Instagram photos
2015/11/19
Instagram in Russia is very popular, in fact Russian audience said to be second majority among Instagram viewers worldwide. This means that Russian police officers being a numerous part of a population has also often Instagram accounts where they post from time to time photos from their job. This is a small selection of those, we published...
Russian Tourists Luggage Returning from Egypt
2015/11/17
Since the Russian plane tragically crashed above Sinai peninsula in Egypt all the flights to Egypt from Russia were halted and all the Russian tourists staying in Egypt (and Egypt was the most popular Russian travel destination for years) were urgently evacuated. However this evacuation was very quickly done and because the authorities...
Russian Tourists Luggage Returning from Egypt
2015/11/17
Since the Russian plane tragically crashed above Sinai peninsula in Egypt all the flights to Egypt from Russia were halted and all the Russian tourists staying in Egypt (and Egypt was the most popular Russian travel destination for years) were urgently evacuated. However this evacuation was very quickly done and because the authorities...
Factory of Russian Electronic Warfare Systems, Military Optics And More
2015/11/17
It is not necessary anymore to fire to hit a missile or a shell targeted at you! Neither it is necessary to risk someone's life to protect people or equipment on the frontline. Methods of defence have changed considerably!
We are going to join blogger kukmor and visit the Kazan factory of optical mechanics that has been working since 1940...
Factory of Russian Electronic Warfare Systems, Military Optics And More
2015/11/17
It is not necessary anymore to fire to hit a missile or a shell targeted at you! Neither it is necessary to risk someone's life to protect people or equipment on the frontline. Methods of defence have changed considerably!
We are going to join blogger kukmor and visit the Kazan factory of optical mechanics that has been working since 1940...
Russian Guy Marries to Pizza
2015/11/16
This Russian guy from Tomsk city has married to a pizza. He even managed to receive an official marriage certificate and held a ceremony there. Here is his story.
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Russian Guy Marries to Pizza
2015/11/16
This Russian guy from Tomsk city has married to a pizza. He even managed to receive an official marriage certificate and held a ceremony there. Here is his story.
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Russian Abandoned Soviet Collective Farms
2015/11/15
During Soviet Era there were a lot of collective farms. Most of Russian state food input at that time was coming from them. Some of them were very successful and large and were called "millionaires". Like for example this collective farm which according to Soviets statistics and memories of the locals was one of the most important...
Russian Abandoned Soviet Collective Farms
2015/11/15
During Soviet Era there were a lot of collective farms. Most of Russian state food input at that time was coming from them. Some of them were very successful and large and were called "millionaires". Like for example this collective farm which according to Soviets statistics and memories of the locals was one of the most important...
Old Russian Mansion near Moscow
2015/11/15
This old house is a two-storeyed old Russian mansion back from 1775. A few relatives of the Russian Tsar were occupying this place during last 250 years. Thanks to one Russian blogger who was allowed to get in we can see a few shots of this place.
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Old Russian Mansion near Moscow
2015/11/15
This old house is a two-storeyed old Russian mansion back from 1775. A few relatives of the Russian Tsar were occupying this place during last 250 years. Thanks to one Russian blogger who was allowed to get in we can see a few shots of this place.
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T 90 aka Vladimir: Once a World Top-Selling Battle Tank
2015/11/15
November 5th was a birthday of this powerful Russian machine, T-90 "Vladimir" tank, that was put into operation in 1992. It was created in the late 1980s-early 1990s as a deep modernization of T-72B tank. The combat vehicle was named after Vladimir Ivanivich Potkin, the chief engineer of the tank.
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T 90 aka Vladimir: Once a World Top-Selling Battle Tank
2015/11/15
November 5th was a birthday of this powerful Russian machine, T-90 "Vladimir" tank, that was put into operation in 1992. It was created in the late 1980s-early 1990s as a deep modernization of T-72B tank. The combat vehicle was named after Vladimir Ivanivich Potkin, the chief engineer of the tank.
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On Top of the Pyramid
2015/11/15
Russian blogger Sergey Dolya has had another interesting trip and came up with a new cool story. This time he tested his physical abilities in Spitsbergen, in a Soviet village named Pyramid, to be more exact. That village, in its turn, was named after a mountain whose top resembles a pyramid. Sergey joined a team of enthusiasts to climb...
On Top of the Pyramid
2015/11/15
Russian blogger Sergey Dolya has had another interesting trip and came up with a new cool story. This time he tested his physical abilities in Spitsbergen, in a Soviet village named Pyramid, to be more exact. That village, in its turn, was named after a mountain whose top resembles a pyramid. Sergey joined a team of enthusiasts to climb...
English Russia
2015/11/13
http://ift.tt/NUkwZS Daily selected things from Russia and ex USSR countries. Published In English. Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:31:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ift.tt/1y9RDUi englishrussia/GrPQhttps://feedburner.google.com http://ift.tt/1GWkH8O http://ift.tt/1kvmSX0 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 04:37:25 +0000 http://ift.tt/1LeQLjl Dersu is a small village...
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